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The Delhi High Court allows the release of the controversial song from Prakash Jha’s film Chakravyuh
The Delhi High Court Wednesday allowed the release of the song Mehngaifrom upcoming Bollywood movie Chakravyuh, saying that in the contextual setting of the movie the “song is not defamatory”. Click here to read more

The director Chakravyuh defends the controversial ‘Tata Birla’ number from his film on Maoists
Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is all set to come out with his film Chakravyuh, says that the song Mehngai containing the words Tata Birla Ambani aur Bata is not meant to disrespect anyone. He has also added that the producers have voluntarily put a disclaimer in the song. Click here to read more

The filmmaker has been asked to make six cuts in his film for various objectionable portions
After declaring Chakravyuh song Tata, Birla a ‘personal attack’, the Central Board of Film Certification has now put pressure on filmmaker Prakash Jha to delete some portions where there is an apparent direct taunt at Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The line in question – Bahut dekhi teri sardari – is seen by the censor board as a ‘pointed reference’ to the PM, as he is a Sardar belonging to the Sikh community. Click here to read more

We wonder why filmmaker Prakash Jha’s films always run in to some trouble or the other before their release. His latest film Chakravyuh, starring Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol and Esha Gupta, has courted controversy, too. This time, it’s not for any issue but for a song that names the country’s top industrialists, and also an international one.Featuring Abhay and sung by Kailash Kher, the song goes thus: Tata, Birla, AmbaniaurBata, sab ne hai desh ko kaata. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) refused to pass the song not once but twice, as it felt the lyrics seemed like a personal attack. Click here to read more